Cove, OR 97824 Frost Dates
When can you plant in Cove, OR?
The last spring frost here typically falls around 05/11, about 256 days from today. The first fall frost typically arrives around 09/26, about 136 frost-free days later.
Zone 6b (-5 to 0°F average annual minimum) comes from the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map; the frost dates above are the 1991-2020 normal at the nearest reporting NOAA station for Cove, not a forecast for this year.
What to do before the first frost
About 4 weeks of growing season left in Cove before the first fall frost — a cold frame or row cover can stretch harvest weeks past that date.
Why 05/11 isn't a guarantee
05/11 is the middle of 30 years of NOAA records, not a promise. Plant by 04/26 and you're betting against frost in roughly 9 years out of 10. 05/31 is the safer bet, historically only a 1-in-10 chance of frost that late.
How Cove compares
At roughly 136 frost-free days, Cove places 37,747 of 40,283 ZIP codes in this dataset. Within OR, it ranks 383 of 463.
Learn more
the frost range covers how to read the range around Cove's dates instead of trusting one. local microclimates covers what one yard in Cove can differ from the 97824 normal.